Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375R
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0468
Aircraft time
20,964 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Switch
Component
Downlock Switch
Component part number
1CH16
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED, ON APPROACH TO LAND, LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BUT LT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. LAMP PRESS TO TEST OK. GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND FOR THROTTLE OR FLAP TEST. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED PER "GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND HYDRAULICALY CHECK LIST" (BLOWDOWN)BUT DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT STILL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, APPROACH WAS CONTINUED, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON DOWN/LOCK SWITCH.REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST PERFORMED, CHECKS OK. AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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